Ball head lock nut as a component element of bicycle head parts
First Claim
1. A ball head lock nut as a component element of bicycle head parts, which comprisesa substantially annular body having a threaded, cylindrical internal wall,an annular groove formed in said threaded, cylindrical internal wall,a split clamping ring received within said annular groove,at least one radially extending threaded through hole formed in said annular body with its inner end passing through said annular groove,a deformable fixing piece having a diametrically extending slot formed in its inner end wall,said deformable fixing piece being disposed within said radially extending threaded through hole, with said slot engaged with a part of said clamping ring, anda set screw screwed into said radially extending threaded through hole to push said deformable fixing piece axially inwardly for forcible compression and deformation of said deformable fixing piece.
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Abstract
In a ball head lock nut as a component element of bicycle head parts, a split clamping ring is received within an annular groove formed in a threaded, cylindrical internal wall of a substantially annular nut body; a deformable fixing piece, which has a diametrically extending slot formed in its inner end wall, is disposed within a radially extending threaded through hole formed in the annular nut body, with the slot engaged with a part of the split clamping ring; and a set screw is screwed into the radially extending threaded through hole to push the deformable fixing piece axially inwardly for forcible compression and deformation.
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1. A ball head lock nut as a component element of bicycle head parts, which comprises
a substantially annular body having a threaded, cylindrical internal wall, an annular groove formed in said threaded, cylindrical internal wall, a split clamping ring received within said annular groove, at least one radially extending threaded through hole formed in said annular body with its inner end passing through said annular groove, a deformable fixing piece having a diametrically extending slot formed in its inner end wall, said deformable fixing piece being disposed within said radially extending threaded through hole, with said slot engaged with a part of said clamping ring, and a set screw screwed into said radially extending threaded through hole to push said deformable fixing piece axially inwardly for forcible compression and deformation of said deformable fixing piece.
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